Language Café

是朋友就不能 Pull wool over his eyes !


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The willies 害怕 恐慌 毛骨悚然Sandra got the Willies when she watched the Thai horror movie "Shutter".Kenny got the Willies when he went on a ghost hunt and thought he heard a noise.Sara got the willies when she walked through the dark woods.Definition: To be freaked out.Etymology: It refers to how wool is itchy.******害怕 恐慌 毛骨悚然1,I get the willies whenever someone knocks at my door at midnight or in the evening. On most occasions it was just the water bill lady but one day it was a man punching at my door...我特别害怕***2,Sometimes horror movies can't make people get willies but it's real people who are out of their mind who can really scare people. 不正常的人会让人毛骨悚然. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxPull wool over one's eyesAlthough Damien acted stupid, no one in the office can pull wool over his eyes.The store keeper pulled wool over Laura's eyes by saying the TV was more expensive than it actually was.A man in Northern China pulled wool over the eyes of a southerner by saying the Arctic Fox was a Siberian Samoyed puppy.Definition: To deceive someone.Etymology: This term alludes to the former custom of wearing a wig, which would blind someone if it ever slipped.******欺骗 骗 1,She pulls wool over her own eyes by telling herself she is the happiest person in the world, even though she has an alcoholic husband and a criminal son. 她自欺欺人!2,Dad was not feeling very well. But he pulled wool over our eyes by not showing us the full extent of his condition. He doesn't want us to worry! 爸爸骗我们!
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